यस्य नास्ति स्वयं प्रज्ञा शास्त्र तस्य करोति किम् ।
लोचनाभ्या विहीनस्य दर्पण: किं करिष्यति ॥ सुभाषितरत्नभाण्डागारम् - कुपण्डितनिन्दा - १ ॥
What can scriptures do for one who has no wisdom himself,
for one without eyes what can mirror do?
आदित्यस्य गतागतैरहरहः संक्षीयते जीवितं
व्यापारैर्बहुकार्यभारगुरुभिः कालोऽपि न ज्ञायते ।
दृष्ट्वा जन्मजराविपत्तिमरणं त्रासश्च नोत्पद्यते
पीत्वा मोहमयीं प्रमादमदिरामुन्मत्तभूतं जगत् ॥
– वैराग्यशतकम् ४३
Daily with rising and setting of the sun, residual life-span gets shortened. Under the heavy burden of manifold activities and affairs, passing of time is not realized. Even seeing birth, old age, disaster and death (all around), no fear is produced (in the mind). The world has become insane drinking the intoxicating wine of delusion.
Shloka 3
आयुर्नश्यति पश्यतां प्रतिदिनं याति क्षयं यौवनं
प्रत्यायान्ति गताः पुनर्न दिवसाः कालो जगद्भक्षकः ।
लक्ष्मीस्तोयतरङ्गभङ्गचपला विद्युच्चलं जीवितं
तस्मान्मां शरणागतं शरणद त्वं रक्ष रक्षाधुना ।।
– शिवापराधक्षमापनस्तोत्रम्
One must see that the remaining life-span diminishes with passage of each day, and so decays youthfulness; also that the days that are gone never come back, time devours the world; wealth is as fickle as the waves of water, and life as transient as lightning. Therefore, You, who give refuge to all, protect me who has come to You for refuge. Protect me now!
Shloka 4
आयुर्वर्षशतं नृणां परिमितं रात्रौ तदर्धं गतं
तस्यार्धस्य परस्य चार्धमपरं बालत्ववृद्धत्वयोः ।
शेषं व्याधिवियोगदुःखसहितं सेवादिभिर्नीयते
जीवे वारितरङ्गबुद्बुदसमे सौख्यं कुतः प्राणिनाम् ॥
वैराग्यशतकम् 49
The life of man (As ordained) is limited to one hundred years. Half of it is spent in sleep and out of the remaining half, one half again is passed in childhood and old age. The remaining lifespan is spent in sufferings due to sickness, bereavements, and troubles from serving others. Thus, when life is unsteady as waves in water, where is any happiness for the beings of this world?
